Foo - April almost said ya'll

Heh - I warned her. She nearly dropped it at work. When she moved from Nebraska to here I told her it would happen eventually. The word is insidious. It worms its way into your subconscious and then just sneaks out so naturally. I told her she'd say it within 6 months - I think she might be ahead of schedule... :D

Heh - I warned her. She nearly dropped it at work. When she moved from Nebraska to here I told her it would happen eventually. The word is insidious. It worms its way into your subconscious and then just sneaks out so naturally. I told her she'd say it within 6 months - I think she might be ahead of schedule... :D

what's wrong with Y'all?
srsly :innocent:

Insidious, no.
It's proper, dignified and natural, y'all.

Heh - I warned her. She nearly dropped it at work. When she moved from Nebraska to here I told her it would happen eventually. The word is insidious. It worms its way into your subconscious and then just sneaks out so naturally. I told her she'd say it within 6 months - I think she might be ahead of schedule... :D

That's too funny, well bless her heart:lol:

This should read, "April was fixin to say Ya'll"

I picked it up in Washington state from a friend who moved there from Louisiana. Wonderful word. :p

give her time. She'll come around.

My sister married a guy from San Antonio - and the "y'all" claimed her a long time ago.

I even have a picture of her doing some gardening in her cowboy hat.

All y'all are crazy :D

This should read, "April was fixin to say Ya'll"

lol - yeah, actually thought about it. :)

Ain't nothin wrong with y'all. I say it all the time.

This should read, "April was fixin to say Ya'll"
+1 ;)


Ain't nothin wrong with y'all. I say it all the time.
ditto.
And I've never lived in the south- do have lots of friends & fam in texas, arkansas.... it rubs off.

That's too funny, well bless her heart:lol:

aka southern for "f*** you.":lol:

next will be, "all ya'll"

It fixes a deficiency in the English language. I would say southerners are on the cutting edge in the evolution of English.

Another thing I find interesting is that in the US, it's mostly southerners who say "reckon", so I thought it was slang, but it's not, and it's commonly used by the Aussies I know (and I presume the English use it commonly too). So maybe the south is really more sophisticated when it comes to communication.

It fixes a deficiency in the English language. I would say southerners are on the cutting edge in the evolution of English.

Another thing I find interesting is that in the US, it's mostly southerners who say "reckon", so I thought it was slang, but it's not, and it's commonly used by the Aussies I know (and I presume the English use it commonly too). So maybe the south is really more sophisticated when it comes to communication.

linguistically, the southern accent is the closest to the accent of England, or at least that's what I've been told.

aka southern for "f*** you.":lol:

actually that would be "god bless you"

Well shine, y'all. All y'alluns knows we's raat. Da paradigm what we use, fur sample, is whut follurs:

1ps - ah (Ah cain't talk)
2ps - y'all (Y'all cain't talk)
3ps - He/she/it (He/she/it cain't talk)
1pp - Weuns (Weuns cain't talk)
2pp - All y'alluns (All y'alluns cain't talk)
3pp - Usuns (Usuns cain't talk)

Thanks fur larnin sumthin.

Born and raised here in southern California. I say ya'll from time to time. :D On top of that, i'm asian. :p

All y'all's crazy :D

Corrected for grammar.

Have you taken her gigging yet?

Bless 'er heart!

I ALMOST said it. Almost doesn't count! :mad:

;)

Although, even almost saying it took me completely by surprise--I sat there and thought about what I almost just said. :D


next will be, "all ya'll"

I can't wrap my brain around how little sense that phrase makes. If I ever say it, someone shoot me.

aka southern for "f*** you.":lol:

Oh, no, no. It's the southern equivalent of "Just sayin', is all." The south was on to this way before the rest of the country.

If'n I ever says it, all y'all shoot me.

;)

I can't wrap my brain around how little sense that phrase makes. If I ever say it, someone shoot me.

may as well load the gun now. You WILL do it.

trust me:o

I ALMOST said it. Almost doesn't count! :mad:

;)

Although, even almost saying it took me completely by surprise--I sat there and thought about what I almost just said. :D



I can't wrap my brain around how little sense that phrase makes. If I ever say it, someone shoot me.

I think I figgered out what ya'll's problem is miss.

heh - y'all are gonna git me in trouble. I reckon I'm in fer a beatin' tonight from the misses...


(I could feel my IQ dropping as I typed that... :D )

Y'all
Yonder
Fixin'

These are just the start

So what y'all are sayin is we almost had a reason to drink a celebratory beer.

I ALMOST


I can't wrap my brain around how little sense that phrase makes. If I ever say it, someone shoot me.

nah, we'll just turn the heat up for y'all

Have you explained to April that dinner is the correct term for the mid day meal (lunch) and that supper is the last meal of the day?

So what y'all are sayin is we almost had a reason to drink a celebratory beer.

We needs us a REASON?!?

Have you explained to April that dinner is the correct term for the mid day meal (lunch) and that supper is the last meal of the day?

GAH! Now what the hell kind of sense does that make? A few friends up in Nebraska said that, too.


We needs us a REASON?!?

Ha. Okay, now that's definitely not a Texas thing. :D

This should read, "April was fixin to say Ya'll"

Not "fixing to," more like "fixina" or "fixin ta." ;)

Have you called the freezer an ice box yet?

Ha. Okay, now that's definitely not a Texas thing. :D
It is when your drinkin's Shiner Bock or Lone Star. Especially if it is iced down in the john boat. Not the one on the trailer, but the one on saw horses.

aka southern for "f*** you.":lol:

Um, no. Bless your heart, bless your little heart, bless your pea-pickin' heart; they are not the equivalent of an f--- y--, unless used with a heavily sarcastic and/or hostile tone.

Hon and darlin', when spoken by your waitress are not derogatory unless immediately preceded by a verb.
Examples:
"What can I getca, darlin'." Perfectly acceptable.
"Listen, hon." You've done pissed the woman off.

Hon and darlin', when spoken by your waitress are not derogatory unless immediately preceded by a verb.
Examples:
"What can I getca, darlin'." Perfectly acceptable.
"Listen, hon." You've done pissed the woman off.

speaking from experience, are ya?
been there a few times my self. Its especially bad when she has to take the marlborough out of her mouth and stand there with her hand on her hip when saying that. :eek::innocent:

Ravenmore, you really need to tell us if you catch her singing along to either Ray Hubbard's "Redneck Mother", or actually places her hand over her heart everytime she says "Willie Nelson".

mater
tater
winder

i picked up som good uns from my pa.

Heh - you should hear one of her "Whataburger" rants.... :D

mater
tater
winder

i picked up som good uns from my pa.

Next town over from here--Winder, GA but it's pronounced wine-der.

Next town over from here--Winder, GA but it's pronounced wine-der.

That's where Between is?
Dude....we need to get together for some rides! Maybe do some easy trail riding out at Ft. Yargo.

linguistically, the southern accent is the closest to the accent of England, or at least that's what I've been told.

Upper-class Southerners, yes, working class, less so, to varying degrees. Keep on mind the widely varying accents in the UK, varying by region and social class. Keep in mind I am using the term upper-class to mean the aristocratic upper class Southerner, of the Old South, whether currently wealthy or not.

Moreover, y'all do keep in mind that Texans do not have the same accent as Southerners, and Texas is so large that there is no one single Texas accent. One thing that sets Texans apart from Southerners is that Texans are more likely to clearly pronounce the "r" at the end of a word. "Sir" versus "suh," for example. Perhaps it is the greater Spanish influence, as the "r" is prominent in Spanish.

As for different regional accents in Texas, I grew up in east Harris County, the county that contains most of Houston, and ironically, was periodically accused of having a Yankee accent, when in fact my deeper East Texas accent was more Southern than that of most of my schoolmates, as my mother's family was from a bit farther northeast of Houston; my maternal grandmother in particular having an East Texas accent very distinct from the more cosmopolitan Highlands/Baytown working-class mixture; she sounded very much like a Southern Belle, and she was the one who read to me and told me stories back in the day. My grandmother would often eliminate much of the "r" at the end of words, and this sometimes comes out when I say certain things.

Just a note on the size of Texas counties; when I said "east" Harris County, keep in mind that the east and west parts of the county are different worlds. An older native of Baytown will have a different accent and culture than an older native of Katy. Most of Connecticut will fit into Harris County, according to a friend who moved here from Connecticut.

Heh - you should hear one of her "Whataburger" rants.... :D

What, she doesn't like Whataburger :eek:

That's where Between is?
Dude....we need to get together for some rides! Maybe do some easy trail riding out at Ft. Yargo.

Oh god yeah.

What, she doesn't like Whataburger :eek:

I'll let April explain... ;)

I'll let April explain... ;)

Yeah, have her write the letter of explanation as you drive her to the airport.:notamused: